gauge
verb [ T ]
uk/ɡeɪdʒ/ usto make a judgment about something:
What's the best way to gauge real levels of tax evasion?
gauge what/who/how sth It's not difficult to gauge how the markets will react to the latest fall in interest rates.
to calculate an amount, especially by using a measuring device
gauge
noun [ C ]
uk/ɡeɪdʒ/ usa way of measuring or understanding something, for example, people's opinions or a level of something:
a gauge of sth Productivity is an important gauge of economic performance.
It's not easy to get any kind of accurate gauge of what young people think about this.
a method, set of calculations, etc. used to try to predict what will happen in the future:
According to the government's economic forecasting gauge, inflation will fall by another 1% next year.
a piece of equipment for measuring the amount or size of something:
a fuel gauge